High k dielectric elastomeric materials for low voltage applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7287, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Waldera, C ^a   Molberg, M ^a,b   Opris, D M ^a   Nuesch F A ^a   Lowe C ^a   Plummer, C J G ^b   Leterrier, Y ^b   Manson J A E ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomer; Electroactive polymer; Mechanical properties; Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BROAD APPLICATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DOPED POLYANILINE; ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL MOTORS AND DRIVES; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; FILLER MATERIALS; GENERATING MECHANISM; HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; HIGH VOLTAGE; HIGH-K DIELECTRIC; INORGANIC FILLERS; LOW-VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC FILLERS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER EFFICIENT; PZT; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; STRESS AND STRAIN; VALVE CONTROL;

ACTUATORS; BLENDING; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FILLERS; LOCOMOTIVES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OLEFINS; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POLYANILINE; POLYMERS; RAILROAD CARS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILICONES; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 69849087385     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.815926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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